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The Travels of Marco Polo, Vol. 1

作者 Marco Polo · 115 部分 · about 4 hours 2 minutes 阅读时间

你好,我叫 Finn,我来帮你读懂这本书。

来了,像给10岁的你讲的那样:

Marco Polo 是来自威尼斯的少年，他和父亲、叔叔一起乘船和骑马一路来到中国。他为伟大的统治者 Kublai Khan 工作，看到了欧洲从未听说过的城市、动物和发明。后来，他在战争中被俘，把他的全部冒险告诉了另一个囚犯，那个人把它写了下来。他的书让欧洲人梦想着富饶而奇妙的东方。

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章节

Introduction6 min Prologue2 min Prologue, Chapter I: How the Two Brothers Polo Set Forth from Constantinople to Traverse the World1 min Prologue, Chapter II: How the Two Brothers Went on Beyond Soldaia2 min Prologue, Chapter III: How the Two Brothers, After Crossing a Desert, Came to the City of Bocara, and Fell in with Certain Envoys There1 min Prologue, Chapter IV: How the Two Brothers Took the Envoys’ Counsel, and Went to the Court of the Great Kaan1 min Prologue, Chapter V: How the Two Brothers Arrived at the Court of the Great Kaan1 min Prologue, Chapter VI: How the Great Kaan Asked All About the Manners of the Christians, and Particularly About the Pope of Rome1 min Prologue, Chapter VII: How the Great Kaan Sent the Two Brothers as His Envoys to the Pope2 min Prologue, Chapter VIII: How the Great Kaan Gave Them a Tablet of Gold, Bearing His Orders in Their Behalf1 min Prologue, Chapter IX: How the Two Brothers Came to the City of Acre1 min Prologue, Chapter X: 1 min Prologue, Chapter XI: How the Two Brothers Set Out from Acre, and Mark Along with Them1 min Prologue, Chapter XII: How the Two Brothers Presented Themselves Before the New Pope1 min Prologue, Chapter XIII: How Messer Nicolo and Messer Maffeo Polo, Accompanied by Mark, Travelled to the Court of the Great Kaan1 min Prologue, Chapter XIV: How Messer Nicolo and Messer Maffeo Polo and Marco Presented Themselves Before the Great Kaan1 min Prologue, Chapter XV: How the Emperor Sent Mark on an Embassy of His1 min Prologue, Chapter XVI: How Mark Returned from the Mission Whereon He Had Been Sent2 min Prologue, Chapter XVII: How Messer Nicolo, Messer Maffeo, and Messer Marco, Asked Leave of the Great Kaan to Go Their Way3 min Prologue, Chapter XVIII: How the Two Brothers and Messer Marco Took Leave of the Great Kaan, and Returned to Their Own Country4 min Book I, Chapter I: Here the Book Begins; and First It Speaks of the Lesser Hermenia1 min Book I, Chapter II: Concerning the Province of Turcomania1 min Book I, Chapter III: Description of the Greater Hermenia2 min Book I, Chapter IV: Of Georgiania and the Kings Thereof3 min Book I, Chapter V: Of the Kingdom of Mausul1 min Book I, Chapter VI: Of the Great City of Baudas, and How It Was Taken3 min Book I, Chapter VII: How the Calif of Baudas Took Counsel to Slay All the Christians in His Land2 min Book I, Chapter VIII: How the Christians Were in Great Dismay Because of What the Calif Had Said2 min Book I, Chapter IX: How the One-eyed Cobler Was Desired to Pray for the Christians1 min Book I, Chapter X: How the Prayer of the One-eyed Cobler Caused the Mountain to Move3 min Book I, Chapter XI: Of the Noble City of Tauris1 min Book I, Chapter XII: Of the Monastery of St. Barsamo on the Borders of Tauris1 min Book I, Chapter XIII: Of the Great Country of Persia; with Some Account of the Three Kings2 min Book I, Chapter XIV: What Befell When the Three Kings Returned to Their Own Country2 min Book I, Chapter XV: Of the Eight Kingdoms of Persia, and How They Are Named2 min Book I, Chapter XVI: Concerning the Great City of Yasdi1 min Book I, Chapter XVII: Concerning the Kingdom of Kerman2 min Book I, Chapter XVIII: Of the City of Camadi and Its Ruins; Also Touching the Carauna Robbers4 min Book I, Chapter XIX: Of the Descent to the City of Hormos6 min Book I, Chapter XX: Of the Wearisome and Desert Road That Has Now to Be Travelled2 min Book I, Chapter XXI: Concerning the City of Cobinan and the Things That Are Made There1 min Book I, Chapter XXII: Of a Certain Desert That Continues for Eight Days’ Journey1 min Book I, Chapter XXIII: Concerning the Old Man of the Mountain2 min Book I, Chapter XXIV: How the Old Man Used to Train His Assassins2 min Book I, Chapter XXV: How the Old Man Came by His End1 min Book I, Chapter XXVI: Concerning the City of Sapurgan1 min Book I, Chapter XXVII: Of the City of Balc1 min Book I, Chapter XXVIII: Of Taican, and the Mountains of Salt. Also of the Province of Casem2 min Book I, Chapter XXIX: Of the Province of Badashan4 min Book I, Chapter XXX: Of the Province of Pashai1 min Book I, Chapter XXXI: Of the Province of Keshimur2 min Book I, Chapter XXXII: Of the Great River of Badashan2 min Book I, Chapter XXXIII: Of the Kingdom of Cascar1 min Book I, Chapter XXXIV: Of the Great City of Samarcan3 min Book I, Chapter XXXV: Of the Province of Yarcan1 min Book I, Chapter XXXVI: Of a Province Called Cotan1 min Book I, Chapter XXXVII: Of the Province of Pein1 min Book I, Chapter XXXVIII: Of the Province of Charchan1 min Book I, Chapter XXXIX: Of the City of Lop and the Great Desert2 min Book I, Chapter XL: Concerning the Great Province of Tangut4 min Book I, Chapter XLI: Of the Province of Camul2 min Book I, Chapter XLII: Of the Province of Chingintalas2 min Book I, Chapter XLIII: Of the Province of Sukchur1 min Book I, Chapter XLIV: Of the City of Campichu2 min Book I, Chapter XLV: Of the City of Etzina1 min Book I, Chapter XLVI: Of the City of Caracoron2 min Book I, Chapter XLVII: Of Chinghis, and How He Became the First Kaan of the Tartars2 min Book I, Chapter XLVIII: How Chinghis Mustered His People to March Against Prester John2 min Book I, Chapter XLIX: How Prester John Marched to Meet Chinghis2 min Book I, Chapter L: The Battle Between Chinghis Kaan and Prester John1 min Book I, Chapter LI: Of Those Who Did Reign After Chinghis Kaan, and of the Customs of the Tartars2 min Book I, Chapter LII: Concerning the Customs of the Tartars2 min Book I, Chapter LIII: Concerning the God of the Tartars1 min Book I, Chapter LIV: Concerning the Tartar Customs of War5 min Book I, Chapter LV: Concerning the Administering of Justice Among the Tartars2 min Book I, Chapter LVI: Sundry Particulars of the Plain Beyond Caracoron2 min Book I, Chapter LVII: Of the Kingdom of Erguiul, and Province of Sinju3 min Book I, Chapter LVIII: Of the Kingdom of Egrigaia1 min Book I, Chapter LIX: Concerning the Province of Tenduc, and the Descendants of Prester John3 min Book I, Chapter LX: Concerning the Kaan’s Palace of Chagannor2 min Book I, Chapter LXI: Of the City of Chandu, and the Kaan’s Palace There9 min Book II, Chapter I: Of Cublay Kaan, the Great Kaan Now Reigning, and of His Great Puissance1 min Book II, Chapter II: Concerning the Revolt of Nayan, Who Was Uncle to the Great Kaan Cublay2 min Book II, Chapter III: How the Great Kaan Marched Against Nayan2 min Book II, Chapter IV: Of the Battle That the Great Kaan Fought with Nayan4 min Book II, Chapter V: How the Great Kaan Caused Nayan to Be Put to Death2 min Book II, Chapter VI: How the Great Kaan Went Back to the City of Cambaluc1 min Book II, Chapter VII: How the Kaan Rewarded the Valour of His Captains3 min Book II, Chapter VIII: Concerning the Person of the Great Kaan2 min Book II, Chapter IX: Concerning the Great Kaan’s Sons1 min Book II, Chapter X: Concerning the Palace of the Great Kaan7 min Book II, Chapter XI: Concerning the City of Cambaluc3 min Book II, Chapter XII: How the Great Kaan Maintains a Guard of Twelve Thousand Horse, Which Are Called Keshican1 min Book II, Chapter XIII: The Fashion of the Great Kaan’s Table at His High Feasts5 min Book II, Chapter XIV: Concerning the Great Feast Held by the Grand Kaan Every Year on His Birthday2 min Book II, Chapter XV: Of the Great Festival Which the Kaan Holds on New Year’s Day3 min Book II, Chapter XVI: 2 min Book II, Chapter XVII: How the Great Kaan Enjoineth His People to Supply Him with Game1 min Book II, Chapter XVIII: Of the Lions and Leopards and Wolves That the Kaan Keeps for the Chase1 min Book II, Chapter XIX: Concerning the Two Brothers Who Have Charge of the Kaan’s Hounds2 min Book II, Chapter XX: How the Emperor Goes on a Hunting Expedition8 min Book II, Chapter XXI: Rehearsal of the Way the Year of the Great Kaan Is Distributed2 min Book II, Chapter XXII: Concerning the City of Cambaluc, and Its Great Traffic and Population3 min Book II, Chapter XXIII: [concerning the Oppressions of Achmath the Bailo, and the Plot That Was Formed Against Him8 min Book II, Chapter XXIV: 5 min Book II, Chapter XXV: Concerning the Twelve Barons Who Are Set Over All the Affairs of the Great Kaan2 min Book II, Chapter XXVI: How the Kaan’s Posts and Runners Are Sped Through Many Lands and Provinces6 min Book II, Chapter XXVII: How the Emperor Bestows Help on His People, When They Are Afflicted with Dearth or Murrain1 min Book II, Chapter XXVIII: How the Great Kaan Causes Trees to Be Planted by the Highways1 min Book II, Chapter XXIX: Concerning the Rice-wine Drunk by the People of Cathay1 min Book II, Chapter XXX: Concerning the Black Stones That Are Dug in Cathay, and Are Burnt for Fuel1 min Book II, Chapter XXXI: How the Great Kaan Causes Stores of Corn to Be Made, to Help His People Withal in Time of Dearth1 min Book II, Chapter XXXII: Of the Charity of the Emperor to the Poor2 min Book II, Chapter XXXIII: [concerning the Astrologers in the City of Cambaluc.]3 min Book II, Chapter XXXIV: Concerning the Religion of the Cathayans; Their Views as to the Soul; and Their Customs3 min